excessively heavy rains early in Angus t apparently altered soil conditions 
enough to stimulate hatching of M. moxicanus eggs, thereby advancing the 
date for the beginning of the fall hatch by 3 to 5 weeks. A total of 2,000 
acres of cultivated, idle, and reverted lands was examined in search of 
grasshoppers at Chino Valley, Yavapai County, on August 15-17 • M* lnkinus 
Scudd. was the dominant species. Average nymphal populations wore: 5 P cr 
• square yard in alfalfa, 18 in Hus siarw this tie reversion, and l4 per square 
yard along weedy and grassy field edges. Maximum populations in alfalfa 
exceeded 30 per square yard and defoliation due to feeding reached 15 per- 
cent in such fields. Populations in excess of 100 per square yard recorded 
in some Russian-thistle areas and along some fence rows. Damage to pinto- 
bean foliage reached 10 percent when the beans were adj acent to large areas 
of Hussian-thistle. Light hatching of M. lakinus began early in July,' 
following light rains on June 28 and 29. Main hatching season started 
immediately following a heavy rain on July 26. Of 80 egg pods examined on 
Jtily 29, 7.5 percent had hatched or were hatching. By August 15-17, 80 per- 
cent of the eggs had hatched and hoppers were present from the first nymphal 
instar to the adult stage, there being very few adults but many second- to 
fourth-instar nymphs. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles and assistants (September): Grasshoppers are still 
active, being reported from scattered localities throughout the State, 
Most of the reports are from the southern half of the State, 
Montana. H. B, Mills (September 23): There is little evidenco of the large 
grasshopper flight that invaded Montana in July. Large numbers flew on 
to the north, out of Montana, and those remaining have been dying off 
steadily until, on September 12-l4, counts of two or three hoppers per 
square yard were the rule throughout large areas in northeastern Montana. 
Sarcophagids have been responsible for a large part of this reduction. 
Egg laying, however, was intense in many areas. Becflies and blister 
beetles have in some localities destroyed at least 4o percent of the eggs. 
Utah, G. E. Kno^lton (August 27): Eggs are still hatching in some fields ex- 
amined at Garden City, Randolph, Woodruff, and Huntsville, northern Utah, 
some farms being largely infested by small nymphs. Egg laying has been 
going on for several weeks- in most parts of the State, (September 20): 
Injury is still occurring in some northern localities. Egg laying is 
occurring generally, with early season species becoming scarce except where 
hatching was late. 
Oregon. D, C. Mote (September): Cannula -pellucida Scudd. is on the egg beds. 
Deposition of eggs is heavy in certain areas of eastern Oregon. Melanoplus 
spp. are laying generally in margin lands and waste lands throughout the 
eastern part of the State. 
California. Kern County Monthly News Letter (September 6): Grasshopper situa- 
tion in Kern County about the same as last month, there being more injury 
from hoppers feeding on blooms of cottpn plants than was first anticipated, 
A few acres of cotton south of Arvin seriously injured. No eggs found. 
